California Delays Plan To Track Prescription Drugs
In a reprieve for the pharmaceutical industry, California regulators agreed to delay a requirement that prescription drugs be electronically tracked to thwart counterfeiting....
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After Charge For Licensing, McDonald’s Posts A Rare Loss
CHICAGO, July 24 (AP) ? McDonald’s posted its first loss in nearly five years on Tuesday ? its second loss ever ? losing $711.7 million in the second quarter because of a hefty one-time charge....
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Your Money: Charge The Rent, But Only If You Don?t Need To
While credit card companies offer programs that allow customers to use their card to pay the rent, those facing credit troubles should steer clear....
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Maliki Gives Shiite Militias 72 Hours To Halt Fighting
Fighting in two of Iraq’s largest cities threatens to destabilize a long-term truce that had helped reduce the level of violence in the five-year-old war....
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Summer Of Love Festival Laments Jaded Ideals
Some of the biggest musical stars of the 1960s counter-culture gather in San Francisco for a concert to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love, yet backstage many voice disappointment ab...
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Science News

Europe’s Journey to the Center of the Space Station
2008-03-05 06:01 - With the launching of the Jules Verne on Sunday, 17 countries increase their investment in space.

Observatory: Prevalence of Bacteria in Making Snowflakes Is Seen as Wi...
2008-03-05 06:01 - Scientists have known about bacteria’s role in ice nucleation for 40 years, but not how common it is.

Observatory: Polluted Worms Help Starling’s Song, but Not Mating Fitne...
2008-03-05 06:01 - To the long list of the unintended effects of environmental contaminants, add one ? eating polluted worms affects the songs of male starlings.

Letters: An Advocate for Stretching (1 Letter)
2008-03-05 05:32 - To the Editor:.

Letters: Men and Prostate Tests (1 Letter)
2008-03-05 05:32 - To the Editor:.

Letters: The ?Miracle? of Hearing (1 Letter)
2008-03-05 05:32 - To the Editor:.

Letters: Teaching Kids About H.I.V. (2 Letters)
2008-03-05 05:32 - To the Editor:.

Spacecraft Photographs Mars Avalanche
2008-03-05 05:32 - A robotic spacecraft circling Mars has snapped the first image of a series of active avalanches on the planet.

Ecoterrorism Suspected in House Fires in Seattle Suburb
2008-03-05 05:31 - Five luxury homes in a subdivision marketed as ?built green? were destroyed or severely damaged by fire. The initials of a group linked to acts of ecoterrorism were found at the scene.

Observatory: Falcons Used Formula for Glider Thermals Before Human Pil...
2008-03-05 05:31 - Birds, it turns out, use pretty much the same approach to soaring as their human counterparts.


 
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